preordain
verb (used with object)
to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
preordination
-
a word derived from
preordain.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 1966 the number of preordination seminarians was 8,361; by 1992 it had plummeted to 3,651, a 56.3% drop.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the chaos of preordination, and night of our forebeings.—
From New Poems by Thompson, Francis
A merciless preordination had stacked the cards against him again.
From The River's End by Curwood, James Oliver
Spontaneous generation seems almost as great a puzzle as preordination.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
All ascribe to his omnipotence the power to ordain or decree what shall come to pass—and where is the spirit that can demonstrate a shade of difference between such foreknowledge and preordination.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
